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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What older colleague of Dr. Nash's uses MRI to map and trace the way in which a patient with amnesia retains memories?

2. As Christine describes in her November 16 entry, she and Dr. Nash had an argument about who in the parking garage?

3. What do Christine and Dr. Nash have while talking in Part 1: Today?

4. What is the name of Christine's husband?

5. In her November 10th entry, again Christine describes waking up confused and having to be told her story by whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Christine write about her MRI in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 14?

2. How does the narrative style of the book add to the tension of the narrative?

3. Where does Christine write of having gone with Ben in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 10? What did she learn?

4. What does Ben tell Christine about her son in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 14? What is Christine's reaction?

5. What are Dr. Nash's motivations in helping Christine? Are they pure?

6. Who does Christine call to ask about her novel in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 13? What conflicting stories does she hear?

7. What memory returns to Christine while in the house she once lived in with Dr. Nash in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 12?

8. Who contacts Christine by special phone in Part 1: Today? How does she know this person?

9. What does Dr. Nash give to Christine in Part 1: Today? What does it contain?

10. What flash of memory does Christine have while walking back to the car with her husband in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character of Ben in the narrative. How old is Ben? What characteristics does he exhibit in Part 1: Today?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the symbolism in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 10. What leads Christine to a memory from her past? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe MRIs and the medical procedures for brain research. What is the information which Dr. Nash hopes to learn by mapping Christine's brain?

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